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State of Maryland for the purpose of inspection, destroying, treating, or experi- 

 menting upon the insects and diseases aforesaid. Should any insect or disease 

 found by said State entomologist or State pathologist, or by any other officer 

 appointed by said trustees, be, in their opinion, capable of eradication without 

 the destruction of the tree or plant, then said officers are to treat or cause to be 

 treated with proper remedies and appliances all such trees, vines, shrubs, plants, 

 and grains. Further, said State officers shall treat or have treated, in order to 

 prevent the dissemination of the aforesaid insects or diseases, any and all sus- 

 picious trees, vines, shrubs, plants, and grains found to be in a dangerous prox- 

 imity to those infested as aforesaid. 



56. That should any of the officers aforesaid, through their assistants and 

 employes, or by any notification whatsoever, find any fruit trees, vines, shrubs, 

 plants, or grains infested or diseased with the aforesaid insects or diseases, the 

 aforesaid officers shall mark or tag in some conspicuous way all trees, vines, 

 shrubs, plants, or grains infested with the aforesaid diseases and shall give 

 notice in writing to the owner or owners, tenants, or person in charge of such 

 premises of the condition thereof, and thereupon, if such person or persons so 

 notified shall not within ten (10) days after notification, destroy or treat the 

 same in accordance with regulations and rules of said trustees, a copy of which 

 will be sent on application to any person, then said trustees shall, through 

 their officers, assistants, or employes, destroy or treat all such trees, plants, 

 vines, shrubs, and grains, and the State officers shall file a statement of the 

 expenses of such destruction or treatment with the trustees of said college, 

 and said trustees shall transmit a copy of such statement and account of such 

 expenditure, with the usual affidavit attached thereto to be made by the State 

 officers, which shall be sufficient evidence to prove the claim to the State's 

 attorney of the county where the owner of such premises resides, and said 

 attorney is directed to collect the same and account to the trustees of the Mary- 

 land Agricultural College therefor. 



57. That it shall be the duty of said trustees to send the State entomologist, 

 or the State pathologist, or their duly authorized assistants, at least once a 

 year into each county of the State for the purpose of determining by inspection 

 the healthfulness and general condition of the horticultural and agricultural 

 interests. 



58. That it is hereby also made the duty of the said board of trustees, 

 through the State entomologist and the State pathologist, or their duly authorized 

 assistants, to inspect at least once in every six (6) months all nurseries of trees, 

 vines, shrubs, and plants subject to the aforesaid insects or diseases within the 

 State, and if found free, so far as can be determined by inspection, from the 

 aforesaid insects or diseases, to give to the owner or owners, or persons in 

 charge of said nurseries, a certificate of inspection showing such nurseries or 

 premises to be apparently free from such insects and diseases. If any of the 

 aforesaid insects or diseases should be found in any nursery or orchard, or 

 any premises within the State where nursery stock is grown, the aforesaid 

 officers shall cause to be destroyed or treated such portion of such nursery 

 stock or other trees or plants as in their opinion may be necessary, and shall 

 release all other nursery stock grown upon said premises and issue a certificate 

 of inspection to the owner or owners as herein provided for; and if such 

 infested or diseased trees, vines, plants, or shrubs be destroyed by the afore- 

 said officers, then the owner shall pay the cost thereof, and if he refuse to pay 

 the same it shall be collected as prescribed in section 56. No nurseryman, 

 broker, agent, dealer, or other person shall be permitted to sell, ship, send out, 

 or give away, by mail, express, freight, or otherwise, any trees, vines, shrubs, 



